Name:
Murrel William Jr. Anderton
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
34329997
Unit:
417th Night Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-11-02
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Winchester City Cemetery, Tennessee
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Murrel William Anderton Jr. was a passenger on board the Beaufighter BT287 "Sad Sack II", took off from Dijon on a transport mission to Istres-le Vallon. However, a bad blizzard made them lose their bearings and crash into a mountainside at 2100.